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This painting of size 17"X14" about 40 cm X 30 cm is an exact reproduction for a fresco from tomb at Thebes about B.C. 1580-1350; The original now is in British Museum The deceased man standing in front of his wife and daughter, accompanied by his wife and daughter, stands in a reed canoe in a marsh filled with large Egyptian papyrus reeds, and is occupied in knocking down birds with a his stick, This stick is made in the form of a living snake. In front of him is his hunting cat, which has seized some birds, one with its hind claws, one with its fore claws, and one by the wings with its mouth. Numerous butterflies are represented, and the lake is well stocked with swimming fish. The line of hieroglyphs language at the back of the deceased indicates that the scene is supposed to represent the state of felicity which he will enjoy in the next world. a very well presented Nebamun is not alone. Between his feet we see the small figure of his daughter, seated with one arm grabbing the strong leg of his father for protection, while picking lotus flowers. The child has no intention of being witness to the killing his father is about to commit and thus turns her head in the opposite direction where her mother, standing at the stern, seems passive but aware of the entire event. Her figure is poised as a second axis parallel to that of her husband, bringing perfect equilibrium to the composition. The fact that she is dressed as if to attend a formal banquet, while her husband is wearing a princely collar and fine kilt, betrays the fact that this scene is not an accurate representation of the sport, but a blissful recreation for the deceased, so he may be accompanied by his family as he wishes it to be forever in the afterlife. What is truly remarkable about this masterpiece of the Egyptian style is the design, the proper arrangement of the elements in harmonious proportion where the interaction of positive and negative space reinterprets the arcane rules of hieratic representation and converts it into a living expression of shape, color, drawing and texture. Every element of the composition plays within the setting as a "perfect picture momen
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